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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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